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Top 5 TV Drama Series

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  • Norman_Smith
    Norman_Smith Posts: 338
    1. MAD MEN
    2. I CLADIUS
    3. SOPRANOS
    4. CALLEN
    5. BAND OF BROTHERS
  • magic1999
    magic1999 Posts: 469
    1. The Blacklist
    2. Bones
    3. The Player
    4. Entourage
    5. NCIS: LA
  • superdulvertonred
    superdulvertonred Posts: 1,162
    1. Sopranos
    2. The Wire.
    3. Breaking Bad
    4.Mad Men
    5.Hill Street Blues.
  • SDAddick
    SDAddick Posts: 14,532
    The Wire
    Re-watching The Wire
    Game of Thrones
    Sherlock
    Mr. Robot

    Honorable mention to True Detective series one, which is brilliant. Could not watch more than the first 2 episodes of series 2.
  • bingaddick
    bingaddick Posts: 8,184
    Because I am in touch with my feminine side (and born in 1959)

    1. Call the Midwife
    2. Brideshead Revisited
    3. Pride and Prejudice
    4. Upstairs Downstairs
    5. Secret Army
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    edited January 2016
    In order
    1) The Sweeney - Writing and acting superb and the relationships between Regan, Carter and Haskins are brilliant.
    2) Auf Wiedersehen Pet - The best bunch of characters ever assembled, and the best ending line of dialogue.
    3) Inspector Morse - Simply oozed class, the cream of British acting appeared.
    4) Minder - Arthur Daley, no more need be said.
    5) Howards Way - Corny and far fetched but wonderful 80's escapism on a Sunday night.
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,475
    Breaking Bad
    Sopranos
    Spiral
    Six Feet Under
    Ray Donovan
  • Halix
    Halix Posts: 2,237
    Halix said:

    I Claudius.

    Plus
    A Very Peculiar Practice
    The Prisoner
    The Avengers
    The Persuaders
  • The_Organiser
    The_Organiser Posts: 3,999
    More than 5 and in no particular order:

    Prison Break
    Breaking Bad
    Homeland
    The Wire
    Mad Dogs
    Band of Borthers
    The Street
    Broadchurch
    True Detective - Series 1
  • daveaddick
    daveaddick Posts: 1,926
    Got to go for

    The Soprano's
    Band of Brothers
    Broadchurch - but only the first series the second was pants
    Homeland - First two series after that it got silly
    Tinker Tailor soldier spy

    Special mention to The Sweeney, Spooks, Auf Wiedersehn Pet, Happy Valley, Prime suspect, Clocking off and The Street

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  • Norman_Smith
    Norman_Smith Posts: 338
    Norman_Smith said:

    1. MAD MEN
    2. I CLADIUS
    3. SOPRANOS
    4. CALLEN
    5. BAND OF BROTHERS

    I forgot Tinker Taylor solder spy goes in at no1
  • Red_Pete_in_Dubai
    Red_Pete_in_Dubai Posts: 2,764
    The Blacklist is excellent tv & is definitely recommended.
  • charltonkeston
    charltonkeston Posts: 7,404
    Red_Pete in Dubai said:

    The Blacklist is excellent tv & is definitely recommended.

    I've watched all of them so far and I find some of the characters annoying beyond belief. It was good that the boyfriend of computer geek got snuffed out, irritating or what. I hope a few of them get written out the same way. Namely the head of department and moody lead man.
    I cant see how they can make 27 episodes of this, first one I thought was quite idea but its beginning to get a little samey and predictable now.

  • SantaClaus
    SantaClaus Posts: 7,712
    My other half really enjoyed watching Outlander and I quite like it too (not all that keen of the last episode though).

    I'm half way though Mr Robot right now - excellent.
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,262
    The killing
    The bridge
    Happy Valley
    Line of Duty
    Borgen
  • The_Organiser
    The_Organiser Posts: 3,999
    Enjoyed the first few series of 'The Following' and despite it being quite weird I did enjoy Fortitude.
  • floydroadfaithfull
    floydroadfaithfull Posts: 4,778
    Series 2 of happy valley coming soon
    Can't wait hope it's as good as the 1st
    Silent witness
    Morse
    Waking the dead (and he was good in shoestring)
    Trial and retribution
    Frost
    And the inbetweeners
  • floydroadfaithfull
    floydroadfaithfull Posts: 4,778
    And the sweeney and the professionals were awesome
    And that alone made me buy a rs2000 at the time
  • ChiAddick
    ChiAddick Posts: 1,781
    charltonkeston said:

    Red_Pete in Dubai said:

    The Blacklist is excellent tv & is definitely recommended.

    I've watched all of them so far and I find some of the characters annoying beyond belief. It was good that the boyfriend of computer geek got snuffed out, irritating or what. I hope a few of them get written out the same way. Namely the head of department and moody lead man.
    I cant see how they can make 27 episodes of this, first one I thought was quite idea but its beginning to get a little samey and predictable now.

    Kind of agree. I wanted to find out the relationship between Lizzy and the lead man (forgot his name). After about 20 episodes still none the wiser so gave up. Enjoyed the twists and writing tho.
  • cherryorchard
    cherryorchard Posts: 1,737
    Dave2l said:

    1. Breaking bad
    2. Buffy the vampire slayer
    3. Jonthan Creek (earlier ones)
    4. Criminal minds
    5. Lie to me

    I have not seen GOT, or True Detective which I guess would rank highly.

    No comedies allowed etc.

    You know the kind.

    On a nostalgic theme - some personal favourites

    1. A Family at War - following the Ashton family through WW2. Made in 1970s
    only ITV programme approved by my Dad!
    2. Taggart - best ever UK detective series with great theme tune.
    3. Homicide: Life on the Street - 1990s Baltimore cop series
    4. St Elsewhere - 1980s Life in Boston teaching hospital -forerunner to ER
    5. Thirty Something - 1980s Philadelphia baby boomers





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  • I_was_Floyd
    I_was_Floyd Posts: 468
    Nostalgia again mostly

    Budgie
    The Sweeney
    Hill Street Blues
    Spooks
    Game of Thrones

  • Clem_Snide
    Clem_Snide Posts: 11,797
    In no order

    Fargo
    True Detective - series 1
    Breaking Bad
    Dexter
    Making a Murderer
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    Breaking Bad
    The Blacklist
    The Wire
    Ray Donovan
    Homeland
  • ChiAddick
    ChiAddick Posts: 1,781
    The Sopranos
    Breaking Bad
    The Wire
    True detective s1
    Homeland s1+2.

    Havnt seen Fargo. Judging how many times Its in peoples top 5, I need to see it.
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,326
    Interesting that some of us cannot see beyond these shores (me) and others can't relate to their own country. The sensible ones have a mix, I guess?
  • bolloxbolder
    bolloxbolder Posts: 8,026
    Breaking Bad
    Sopranos
    Spiral
    The Bridge
    Luther
    Spooks
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,940
    This was my list from eighteen months ago:

    "Buffy
    Game of Thrones
    Being Human (UK)
    Misfits
    Sherlock

    Honourable mentions to
    Orphan Black
    The Returned
    That 'partially dead' series on BBC 3 at the mo."

    I can't remember what the 'partially dead' series was so that couldn't have been that great.

    I'd revise two of my top five. GoT I thought went off the boil in season 3, as did Orphan Black in season 2, and the last Sherlock was too clever for its own good. So, a new top five

    Buffy
    Being Human (UK)
    Misfits
    The Sweeney
    Hill Street Blues

    Of what's on at the moment, I'm liking iZombie and Daredevil but neither will get in to my top five.
  • harveys_gardener
    harveys_gardener Posts: 7,038
    Glad to see a few mentions for Spiral. My phone screensaver is Audrey Fleurot aka Josephine Karlsson.
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,475
    harveys gardener said:

    Glad to see a few mentions for Spiral. My phone screensaver is Audrey Fleurot aka Josephine Karlsson.

    she is an ABSOLUTE red haired fox "!!"
  • daveaddick
    daveaddick Posts: 1,926
    Shit forgot about Hill Street Blues really groundbreaking totally brilliant

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